======Zelda II: The Adventure of Link======

=====Identifying Elements=====

====Themes====
  * [[theme:Nested Overworlds]]

====Characters====
  * [[character:Bagu]]
  * [[character:Boomerang]]
  * [[character:Bubble]]
  * [[character:Dark Link]]
  * [[character:Error]]
  * [[character:Gannon]]
  * [[character:Horsehead]]
  * [[character:Ironknuckle]]
  * [[character:Link]]
  * [[character:Moblin]]
  * [[character:Octorok]]
  * [[character:Princess Zelda]]
  * [[character:Wizzrobe]]

====Mechanics====
  * [[pattern:Experience Points]]
  * [[strategy:heart_pieces]]
  * [[pattern:Multiple Perspectives]]
  
====Key Staff====
  * [[people:Tadashi Sugiyama]] (co-director)
  * [[people:Yoichi Yamada]] (co-director)
  * [[Akito Nakatsuka]] (sound)
  * [[Kaysuya Terada]] (illustration)

=====Releases=====
====Version differences====
  * see [[http://tcrf.net/Zelda_II:_The_Adventure_of_Link|The Cutting Room Floor's entry]]

=====Legacy=====
====Fan games====
  * //[[zelda_ii_the_adventure_of_link_3d|Zelda II: The Adventure of Link 3D]]// - [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO6LcmvGM8o|video]]
  * //[[The Adventure of Link II ZZT]]// - [[software:ZZT]] version, [[http://www.glorioustrainwrecks.com/node/3493|download here]].

====References to====
  * Some characters in //Ocarina of Time// share names with this game's towns.

=====Related games / series=====
  * //[[The Battle of Olympus]]//
  * //[[castlevania_ii_simons_quest]]//
  * //[[Faxanadu]]//
  * //[[ys_iii|Ys III: Wanderers from Ys]]//

=====See also=====
  * [[the_legend_of_zelda_series|The Legend of Zelda series]]
  * [[wp>Zelda_II:_The_Adventure_of_Link]]
  * [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/zelda-ii-the-adventure-of-link|Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]] - Mobygames entry.
  * [[http://zelda.wikia.com/wiki/Zelda_II:_The_Adventure_of_Link|Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]] - Zeldapedia entry.
  * [[http://www.zeldawiki.org/Zelda_II:_The_Adventure_of_Link|Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]] - Zelda Wiki entry.
  * [[http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda_series#The_Adventure_of_Link|The Adventure of Link]] - Wikiquote entry.